Pelargonium klinghardtense dry panicle remains

The dry, branched stalk of a Pelargonium klinghardtense inflorescence typically remains above the stem-tip foliage as in the photo. It will usually still be there at the end of summer when the leaves are long gone.

This plant is old and large, glimpses of chunky, olive-green to dull yellow stem parts visible among the new season’s grey-velvety foliage. The leaves show sinewy stalks supporting smooth and busily undulating blades.

There is variation in the shape and size of leaf margin toothing, as well as in the undulations of the blade halves that are partly upturned from the midrib.

These buff-coloured flower stalk remains suggest that quite a few pseudo-umbels have been produced by the strong plant. The more the resources, the bigger the crop; plants don’t shirk (Frandsen, 2017; Le Roux, et al, 2005; www.pelargonium.si; http://llifle.com; www.bihrmann.com).